The article discusses the main directions of financial support for business by the Government of the Russian Federation in the conditions of economic imbalances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the article is the analysis of state financial support as a single model, formed taking into account national specifics. The objectives of the study include the analysis of forms and tools, the objectivity of such support, its feasibility and scope. The authors analyze as common elements that make up the financial support of the governments of many countries, and the specifics of its organization in the Russian Federation are highlighted. As a result of the study, the authors concluded that in Russia a national model of state financial support for business has been formed, it is aimed at providing business with funds for uninterrupted economic activity. In this model, the state does not undertake to fully finance the activities of commercial organizations. The government provides businesses with the opportunity to survive temporary difficulties, but at the same time maintains market competition. The article substantiates the proposals for providing state financial support to certain types and areas of business in the post-crisis period, its tools.